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Baked beans vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are baked beans and pita different?

  • Baked beans are richer in fiber, iron, potassium, and folate, while pita is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and manganese.
  • Baked beans cover your daily need for fiber, 13% more than pita.
  • Baked beans contain 12 times more saturated fat than pita. Baked beans contain 1.948g of saturated fat, while pita contains 0.166g.
  • Pita has a higher glycemic index (68) than baked beans (40).

Beans, baked, home prepared and Bread, pita, white, unenriched types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 18% 32% 75% 53% 20% 47% 55% 33% 31%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 26% 11% 53% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +65.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +198.3%
Contains more IronIron +42.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41%
Contains more ZincZinc +15.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +88.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.168mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 3.7% 0% 0% 0% 34% 11% 7.7% 9.3% 21% 0% 0% 36% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 67% 22% 40% 24% 7.8% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +164.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +96.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +98%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +425%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +156.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baked beans Pita DV% diff.
Fiber 5.5g 2.2g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.136mg 0.267mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.408mg 2.142mg 11%
Carbs 21.63g 55.7g 11%
Selenium 5.7µg 10%
Manganese 0.255mg 0.481mg 10%
Saturated fat 1.948g 0.166g 8%
Protein 5.54g 9.1g 7%
Potassium 358mg 120mg 7%
Iron 1.99mg 1.4mg 7%
Folate 48µg 24µg 6%
Calories 155kcal 275kcal 6%
Fats 5.15g 1.2g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.133g 0.105g 5%
Sodium 422mg 536mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.397mg 5%
Magnesium 43mg 26mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.049mg 0.097mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.034mg 4%
Calcium 61mg 86mg 3%
Phosphorus 109mg 97mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.74g 0.535g 1%
Copper 0.159mg 0.168mg 1%
Zinc 0.73mg 0.84mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 16.13g 53.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.067mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.228mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.428mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.379mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.287mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.282mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.153mg 0.195mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 5% 22% 65% 3%
Protein: 5.54 g
Fats: 5.15 g
Carbs: 21.63 g
Water: 65.17 g
Other: 2.51 g
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9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more FatsFats +329.2%
Contains more WaterWater +103%
Contains more OtherOther +32.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +64.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +157.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 44% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.948 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.133 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.74 g
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21% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.535 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1931.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +38.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.5%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Baked beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173731/nutrients
  2. Pita - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172816/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.